Monthly Archives: September 2017

Published time: 30 Sep, 2017 22:54 Thousands of people descended on the streets of Washington, DC, as the March for Black Women and the March for Racial Justice were staged simultaneously in the US […]

The wish of Catalans to vote in a banned referendum on breaking away from Spain “is unstoppable”, Carles Puigdemont, the region’s president, has told Al Jazeera, even as Spanish authorities step up efforts to stop […]

Published time: 30 Sep, 2017 21:28 Russia leads the list of seven post-Soviet states suspended from weightlifting competitions for up to 12 months alongside China and Turkey. The step was taken by the International […]

Published time: 30 Sep, 2017 21:00 The former president of Georgia and Odessa governor Mikhail Saakashvili, whose Ukrainian citizenship was recently revoked by President Petro Poroshenko, has called on the people of the southern […]

More than 60 people have been arrested during a neo-Nazi rally and counterdemonstration in Sweden’s second-largest city, according to police. The rally by the Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR) in Gothenburg on Saturday featured an […]

Image copyright David Rehmar Image caption Passengers could see the damaged engine from windows mid-flight An Air France flight from Paris to Los Angeles was forced to make a sudden diversion when it lost […]

Image copyright EPA Image caption Pierre-Auguste Renoir was one of the leading Impressionist painters (stolen piece not pictured) A small oil painting by French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir has been stolen from a sale room […]

Published time: 30 Sep, 2017 20:37 A law rendering bestiality a crime is amongst a raft of new legislative measures that comes into effect in Nevada Sunday. People who violate the new bestiality law […]

Published time: 30 Sep, 2017 20:40 The former chairman of the state-run PetroVietnam has been handed a death sentence after being found guilty of embezzlement, intentionally breaking state rules on economic management and abusing […]

Published time: 30 Sep, 2017 20:19 Turkey has launched a major military base in Somalia. The $50 million facility is designed to provide support and training to troops of the war-torn country which is […]

Published time: 30 Sep, 2017 19:51 More than 7 tons of grapes have been stolen from vineyards in France’s wine-growing region of Bordeaux. Police believe the thieves are none other than professional wine vintners. […]

President Emmanuel Macron of France says plans to abandon a Mitterand-era asset tax will encourage wealthy people to stay in the country. Opponents of the politician, whose popularity is sliding among left-leaning voters, claim […]

Published time: 30 Sep, 2017 19:20 Hundreds of activists have descended on the northern Italian city of Turin to protest against the G7 ministerial meetings which have been held in a cordoned-off area. Police […]

I had to open this article with this incredibly relatable quote from the Matrix: “You’ve felt it your entire life, that there’s something wrong with the world. You don’t know what it is, but it’s there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad.” This was my childhood. It probably was or is your […]

Psychologist Dr. Eli Finkel developed helpful “love hacks” to fix your relationship with your partner, but these love hacks can also be tweaked and used to strengthen your relationship to yourself as well.

Published time: 30 Sep, 2017 17:57 President Donald Trump has delegated some of his functions and authorities on US sanctions against Russia and North Korea to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Treasury Secretary […]

Published time: 30 Sep, 2017 18:15 A mobile game called “Dirty Chinese Restaurant” which entails killing cats and dogs to serve to customers has been branded “racist” and “demeaning.” The game is the product […]

Melania Trump has responded after a librarian at a Boston elementary school wrote publicly about rejecting books the first lady sent to schools across the country for National Read a Book Day. “Mrs. Trump intends to […]

On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz responded to criticisms of her by President Trump by stating that she was asking for assistance and not making “nasty” comments […]

Gary Cohn, the White House’s chief economic adviser and its lead advocate for the GOP tax overhaul, got a brutal lesson this week in the difficulty of persuading a skeptical mainstream media that the […]

The Intercept’s Glenn Greenwald, in an article Thursday, took a hammer to widespread reporting over the last week of Russia’s attempts to hack the election systems of 21 American states, the piece arguing for more […]

At WWDC this year, Apple announced that iOS11 would have a new and improved Photos app, thanks in part to machine learning and AI. Apparently some of the advancements in this technology could be due to the acquisition of Regaind, a French startup tha…

Most of the time, I buy cameras for specific purposes. My DSLR exists to capture vacation photos and product shots for Engadget reviews. When I go on hikes or long bike rides, I pull out a GoPro Hero4. For some reason, however, I just can't bring mys…

Up to 30 people were arrested during a march by neo-Nazi group the Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) in Gothenburg, Sweden, after the demonstration turned violent. NRM members and anti-fascist activists clashed with police on […]

North Korea has been detected transferring several missiles out of a research facility in Pyongyang amid speculation of a possible test launch, South Korean media reported citing an unnamed intelligence source. READ MORE: US aircraft […]

The Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico’s capital, has begged for help after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, saying “we are dying.” For his part, President Donald Trump has attacked the mayor on Twitter. […]

Published time: 30 Sep, 2017 16:28 The Russian Ministry of Defense has released a new series of short videos showing the Russian Air Force scoring hits on terrorist targets in Syria. The newly released […]

Published time: 30 Sep, 2017 15:39 The Coptic Church in Egypt has reportedly organized a conference entitled “The Volcano of Homosexuality” which will offer a variety of ways to “treat” homosexuality. St. Mark’s Orthodox […]

Image copyright RTÉ Image caption The country’s abortion laws are some of the strictest in Europe Tens of thousands of people have marched through Dublin to demand change to the Republic of Ireland’s abortion […]

Spanish police have sealed off more than half of schools earmarked as polling stations for a banned referendum on Catalonia’s breakaway from Spain, according to officials. Separatists in the northeastern region on Friday evening […]